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Dead Beat

The Dresden Files, Book 7

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Written by: Jim Butcher
Narrated by: James Marsters
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 “The wildest, strangest, best Dresden adventure to date...Butcher’s blending of modern fantasy with classic noir sensibilities ensures that there’s never a dull moment.”—SF Site

Paranormal investigations are Harry Dresden’s business and Chicago is his beat, as he tries to bring law and order to a world of wizards and monsters that exists alongside everyday life. And though most inhabitants of the Windy City don’t believe in magic, the Special Investigations Department of the Chicago PD knows better.

Karrin Murphy is the head of S. I. and Harry’s good friend. So when a killer vampire threatens to destroy Murphy’s reputation unless Harry does her bidding, he has no choice. The vampire wants the Word of Kemmler (whatever that is) and all the power that comes with it. Now, Harry is in a race against time—and six merciless necromancers—to find the Word before Chicago experiences a Halloween night to wake the dead... Contemporary Fantasy Mystery Paranormal Paranormal & Urban Private Investigators Urban

Critic Reviews

Praise for the Dresden Files

“Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Philip Marlowe.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Tanya Huff will love this series.”—Midwest Book Review

“Superlative.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves.”—Cinescape

“Butcher...spins an excellent noirish detective yarn in a well-crafted, supernaturally-charged setting. The supporting cast is again fantastic, and Harry’s wit continues to fly in the face of a peril-fraught plot.”—Booklist (starred review)

“What’s not to like about this series?...It takes the best elements of urban fantasy, mixes it with some good old-fashioned noir mystery, tosses in a dash of romance and a lot of high-octane action, shakes, stirs, and serves.”—SF Site

“A tricky plot complete with against-the-clock pacing, firefights, explosions, and plenty of magic. Longtime series fans as well as newcomers drawn by the SciFi Channel’s TV series based on the novels should find this supernatural mystery a real winner.”—Library Journal

“What would you get if you crossed Spenser with Merlin? Probably you would come up with someone very like Harry Dresden, wizard, tough guy and star of [the Dresden Files].”—The Washington Times
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The fact that this can be a gritty series that it so fantastical and yet so relatable at the same time. Even the mortality of the characters, especially Harry, seems real although he is flinging cars and riding *you know what*. Next on to changes. Only question is whether it’d be an audiobook or the actual book

Harry Dresden: Detective extraordinaire

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absolute cracker of a book, so gripping, action filled .. an awesome read or listen .. lol

Briiilllliiiiaaaaaant!!!

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Dresden Files is the best long running series of all time...Harry Dresden has the best written character arc in the fantasy genre..this is the ideal starting point according to the author even though this is 7 th book in the saga...I read this as a part of re reading the series before the launch of 16 th book of seies 'peace talks' in july 2020..after 5 years of gap.. hearing Harry in james marsters voice was superb...

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